Talk of an Arsenal stadium expansion has gathered momentum in recent months with other Premier League clubs moving ahead with plans to boost capacity in their grounds.
Arsenal’s impressive home form in recent seasons has made tickets increasingly difficult to secure, with demand regularly outstripping supply. The Gunners have also become popular selections on early payout betting sites, with their attacking style often seeing them race into two-goal leads at the Emirates.
The Emirates Stadium currently has a capacity of just over 60,700, making it the sixth-largest Premier League stadium in England.
However, they no longer hold the biggest capacity in London with arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur holding that crown ahead of West Ham’s London Stadium.
Leeds United are also moving forward with plans to expand Elland Road, Newcastle United are set to increase St James’ Park and Manchester United recently secured land for a new 100,000-seater stadium.
Arsenal won’t want to be left behind and there have already been talks of a Arsenal stadium expansion going beyond 70,000 – potentially even reaching 80,000.
The cost of the Emirates stadium expansion will reportedly cost in the region of £500million.
Shortly after Arsenal secured their first Premier League title for 22 years, Arsenal co-owner Josh Kroenke confirmed chief executive Richard Garlick is formulating plans to renovate the Emirates stadium.
“Rich Garlick is leading those conversations on our end right now,” Kroenke said in a sit-down with media. “We have several new members of the board that are plugged into that, that do those operations for us in the States. They’re putting together a plan right now to renovate the Emirates
“We’re starting these exercises with some of our advisers but the Emirates has been an amazing stadium for us. I think we took it to a different level this year. I think that’s credit to Mikel [Arteta] and those players.
“But there’s some character that I want to make sure we’re preserving and bringing back to the ground as well. I think we can do that in a very elegant manner that’s really to the benefit of Arsenal. We do this stuff in the States in our facilities and our teams. We take great pride in it so I think we have a chance to come over and really give the Arsenal supporters an elevated matchday experience from where they are right now.”
No major renovations have been made to the Emirates since Arsenal moved from Highbury in 2006.
